Was going through my soft plastics in storage recently and discovered a 10-12qt storage tote full of Zoom 6" and 4" Brush Hogs so many in fact its just not possible to use even half of them up fishing them T-rigged so I was wondering what more experienced jig fishermen than I think of using them primarily as jig trailers but also as trailers for spinnerbaits and chatterbaits. I would if need be cut them as needed to the correct length.

Brush hogs are a great stand alone baits T-rig or Shaky head but never used them as trailers.

Even the baby brush hogs are a little to much for my liking for a trailer.

Perhaps trimmed, they may work well.

I've saw a guy fish a jig with 3/4 of a plastic lizard as a trailer and catch bass, so 🤷

Not something I feel like doing, but there are no rules, so go for it and tell us what happens.

Never used them as a trailer , But love em for a Carolina rig. Maybe trim up the baby see what happens

I use them for jigs and chatterbaits. They work well. For me it’s a more subtle presentation than a craw trailer. I use the baby brush hog on 1/4oz chatterbaits and on compact jigs.

Mostly swimming the jigs around weed lines. The little tails give some movement, and the flappers give it bulk.

Agree with @Bazoo - great on a finesse jig for a more streamlined compact profile. Just bite it down to where it just sticks off the hook and it looks amazing on the fall/dragging/swimming.

I have used the standard (6") Brush Hog as a jig trailer whenever I'm on Toledo Bend or Sam Rayburn with some success. I don't catch as many, but the average size is much better. I have not used the Baby Brush Hog as a jig trailer but I don't doubt that it would work.

I’ve used baby brush hogs as jig trailers and they work well. You just have to trim them down a bit to fit better.

Never tried one on a bladed jig. They were commonly used on jigs where I grew up, and I knew them as trailers before I saw them T-rigged. Many a sore mouthed bass swimming around the southeast with memories of a green pumpkin jig and a brush hog trailer.

A baby brush hog looks great on a bladed jig and have user them on spinnerbaits as well. Usually take off all the apendges which leaves you with a split tail trailer.

I hook a Baby Brush Hog on a 1/4 ounce jig. I thread them on the hook, or cut off the front of the bait when the bass are wanting a smaller profile. I tend to do better away from the bank, out from the bluegill and warmouth.

I’d sell half of them and take the money and go buy real jig trailers…

No reason why they wouldn’t work, I guess, but not a fan myself. I reserve them for mostly TR’s & CR’s, with a little Ned rigging thrown in using tiny’s, mostly around spawn/post-spawn.